Glove.



PATENTED OCT. l0, 1905.

A. D. ULRICH.

GLOVE.

APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 1o, 1905.

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l Attorneys.

No. 801,753. PATENTBD OCT.10, 1905.

A. D. ULRICH.

GLOVE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE10,1BO5.

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Witnesses' j Ma Inventor, p '/l I *I *5 l 1;' l l Attorneys.

ALLEN D. ULRICH, OF KOKOMO, INDIANA.

GLOVE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 10, 1905.

Application filed Julie 10,1905. Serial No 264,652.

lo all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, ALLEN D. ULRICH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kokomo, in the county of Howard and State of Indiana, have invented anew and useful Glove, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to gloves, and more particularly to articles of this character employed by workmen, such as bricklayers, stone-masons, and the like.

The object of the invention is to provide a glove which shall be exceedingly simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, and in which those parts subjected to the greatest wear will be positively reinforced and stayed without detracting from the pliancy of the article or in the least interfering with the movement of the lingers of the user.

Vith the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel consti uction and combination of parts of a glove,as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a glove, taken from the front. Fig. 2 is a similar view taken from the rear. Fig. 3 is a sectional detail view taken through the fingers of the glove. Fig. 4 is a similar view taken through the under portion of the glove just below the line of the knuckles. Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view of the glove-blank. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the thumb-blank. Fig. 7 is a detail View of the back of the middle linger. Fig'. 8 is a similar view of the back of the third finger. Fig'. 9 is a similar view of the thumb-reinforce. Fig. 10 is a similar View of the forefinger and middle-finger reinforce.

The body 1 of the glove is made of any suitable material, preferably of heavy canton annel or other textile material, and is provided at the wrist-line with a thumb-Quirk 2 at its top, with three longitudinal incisions 3, il, and 5, the material thus separated forming the middle and third lingers, and at its two edges with iiaps 6 and 7, that form part of the index and little lingers of the glove. The thumb, index, and middle fingers on the inner side of the glove are reinforced by a strong and tough material, preferablyleather, and designated, respectively, 8 and 9, 8 being the thumbreinforce and 9 the index and middle linger reinforce. The thuml'i-reinforce is made of a single piece of material devoid of incisions, while the reinforce 9 is provided with a longitudinal incision 10 to form two flaps l0 and 10b, that constitute the reinforces of the index and middle fingers, the base of the reinforce 9 being provided with an incurve 11, which is adapted to conform to the upper edge of the thumb-Quirk. As will be seen by the blank shown in Fig. 5, the flaps 6 and 7 form the complete index and little lingers, while the flaps 1Q and 13, formed by the incisions 3, et, and form the inner sides of the middle and third lingers. The backs of the middle and third lingers are formed by the blanks shown in Figs. 'T and S, each of which comprises an approximately spade-shaped linger-section 14 and 15 and a straight filler` section 16 and 17, the latter merging into the linger-section on outward-curved lines. The thumb-blank 18, which is made preferably of the same material as the glove-body, is provided on its lower inner side with an incurve 19 to conform to the curve of the quirk 2, with an approximately straight side 2O to be secured to the side Q1 of the thumb-quirk, the upper portion of the thumb-blank being curved on appropriate lines to give the desired contour to the thumb.

In assembling the glove thus described the thumb-blank is secured in the quirk with the reinforce secured between the seam at the inner edge of the thumb, as shown at 22, Fig. 3, the raw edge of the reinforce being' left exposed on the outer side of the thumb at 22, as at this point the greatest wear takes place. The flap 10"l of the reinforce 9 is secured at the thumb-Quirk along' with the reinforce 8 and also exteriorly of the index-linger, as at 23, and is disposed between the meeting edges of the seam at Q4, formed on the inner edge of the finger, as shown in Fig. 3, the body portion of the reinforce 9 being' secured around the center of the palm of the hand, as shown at 25. The Jflap 10",which constitutes the inner side of the middle finger, is secured between the seam formed by the inner lining 26 produced by the flap 1Q, as shown at 27 and 28. The inner side of the third linger is formed by the flap 13 of the blank and secured by seams 29, while the little linger is formed by the flap 7, which is secured to the edge of the body formed by the incision 5, as shown at 30. The back of the middle linger is formed by the section 14 and the back of the third finger by the section 15, the two sections be- IOO IIO

ing` secured to the body of the glove by seams, (shown at 31, 32, and 33.) After the parts are assembled a wrist 34 is secured along the lower edge of the body or hand portion, with the seams disposed on the inside. By the arrangement shown there are no external seams, either upon the outer side of the glove at the front or back, so that extended wear is secured.

By having the lower edge of the reinforce extended beyond the outer edge of the indexnger and the lower edge of the thumb, contact of the thumb and finger with the material at these points is obviated, whereby the life of the glove is materially increased.

It will be seen from the foregoing' description that the improvements herein defined, while simple in character, will be found thoroughly effective for the purposes designed and will result in the production of a glove that will be cheap and have great wear-resisting qualities.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. A glove having its index and middle finthe reinforce of the index-finger having its lower edge exposed at the outer side of the finger.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aiiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ALLEN D. ULRICH.

Witnesses:

JOHN BRAUN, NETTIE STEELE. 

